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RAID configuration utilities
Intel onboard SATA RAID Creation
Configuring Intel onboard SATA RAID
This section briefly shows how to create RAID volume with Intel onboard
SATA RAID.
To enable the Intel onboard SATA RAID controller
1 Turn on the server and the display monitor. If the server is already
turned on, please close all open applications and then restart the
server.
2 During POST, press <F2> to access the BIOS Setup Utility.
3 Select the Advanced > IDE/SATA Configuration submenu.
4 Change the setting of the Configure SATA#1 as field from IDE to
RAID.
5Select Intel of ICH Raid CodeBase option.
6 Press <F10>.
7Select Ok to save the setting and close the Setup Utility.
Entering Intel onboard SATA RAID Configuration Utility
To start Intel onboard SATA RAID Configuration Utility, press CTRL-I when
you see the RAID BIOS during POST. After POST finished, the Intel (R)
Matrix Storage Manager option ROM will display on the screen.
Creating RAID Volume
1Select Create RAID Volume.
2 The screen displays the CREATE VOLUME MENU.
3 Type in the name of the RAID volume.
4 Select RAID level.
5 Select desired HDD to create the RAID.
6Select Create Volume.
7 Press Y when prompted by "Are you sure you want to create the
volume? (Y/N):".
8 Now that the RAID volume is created, you can press <ESC> or select
option 5. Exit to exit.